America's Debt: A Crisis of Competing Claims The United States' national debt has reached an unprecedented $40 trillion, sparking outrage from both Democrats and Republicans.
The blame shifting that follows is predictable and familiar. Each side points fingers at the other for the country's financial woes, with neither acknowledging their own complicity in this crisis.
Over the past decade, government spending has doubled, with significant increases under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Under Trump, $8.